Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06


- itlss sa0 nis stones
T. ne aoaistf 1dsor ~ las I LssaAA 6ssAl D.
This day 8a- party ssndsd As va - J.
1o1lnbsrry's- / al la such hurry ~ tsli
yoa Of ne nanY sniags - sa- snd heard
rhis thers / xill salifs.y emit aaF intro
anct0ry rsmafGA Captain COtiaoerry, as
ks a esliei. $ widely kn0~a am0ng our
citlzen4 both young aud cd. he = truly
one u Graad Rapids representative men,
his Interests having been connected with
tnoss % our beautiful cay from tas time Of
ia infancy. thea village VI onlY 800 IN
h.bliasts-and half Of those indlans-up
- the present time and suii ais tAs ortice
Of superintendent OF Lhs pour. 40 ONCE
which ne nas held for many years. always
dischsrzinx as duIies sklilflily and faith
fally. Hs does not seem old because OF
hls strength Of mind and genial. nappy
WAYS lie has pleasant home on Els
portn-age.
We .ere met A. the door by bis aged
wife. a very pleasant lady. and following
her into Toe cheerful parlors we're soon
greeted cordially by Mr. COf1n berry him
set Amer fss pleasant remarks he con-
Quoted as into what ais wife caliet The Of
Zee. sbers bis collection Of specimens from
c0iltcti0n "a large aad varied. and on ever
sili- ss could Sc things which to us ~ers
nameirss. oar attention was first given %
q catse devoted sotirely 10 specimens .fJm
the M0autt builders. Ia this case are a
nun Der of skulls Of these N0uni-ouilders.
snd stone ares 81 different shapes. arrow
beads ~ pes. snt a long Stone pestls, then
bi,s Of what looked ike hardened earth.
Nlth holes through tAera so they could De
strung The pipes wsrs OF curious devices.
s1d 4 must uot forget % mention Two larZs
snalis one Hltn gxo holes. on opposite
aides, which. when q string sss fastened
into -ecn. wss f0ong TO exactly balance. IN
dlcs1n< thereby that L had been used a.
EaiL The other. from the Tsculiar con
srrgccion OF ths end Indicated It's use ss a
dlDpsr NJ COfa noerry called ocr attention
q some pottery OF ths Zuni sSdiscs.
broaxat from Arizopa- This De hsf Oh top
81 ono cd tsss o&ses OF the sid> OF some of
our Own pottery 5y way Of contrast and
fhn contrast wss most marked. assure you.
ons <ind OF stone which We saw was blood
red. aoont Esich be told rs tbs legend,
Esrog NE early part 81 he settlements Of
this coanfry many af ne IreiAns were
sisnxt rcd by the inrudng strangers.
heed essiv and without cause. The Indians
thouxhs shs 0l0C.i OF their martvred broth
srS anne out near the MississfoSss River
ard there vas formed into this blood-red
rock. They held Il most sscred, and used
Ar only for their pipes Of piseee. AZ coun-
ciI Of var. sfter ia close. this PIPE vas
passcd Wound. saca warrior nz q puH.
One of these pipes, possessed oy Mr.. Corfin-
berry - in the shape of = tomshavk,
bound and iniaic With lead After being
psssec kronnd Ia this manner 70 vas con
sidsrei that ths tomsAask wss buried.
Tass rock 9r sfons va heid sacred By them.
and 70 TIA treaty Of iS20. wherein they
.sreed % move vest of the Nississi ppi, they
stipulated that this szcrsd stone should bs
guartisd bg a number of soldiers. that Il
might aot D. desecrssed. Tais made it sx-
trsmsly difficult so GET specisens Of this
rcck. b1t trust genuine American always
10 0vercoms any obstacles snicb may stand
n TIE way 81 nis purpose.
We then had a oox Of masi0- sa els
offered % for inspection Thse- NJ Cofin-
berry sad he gathered early IN the norniRg
frcn Beaver Creek, a. Psrryvile ~. the
same LAY of tAe battle A. ferryvile.
through which sngsxsms ha 'oCghf.
He carried three pounds Cf tbsse
shells in his havgrssck tn-oDsh
she entire battle. In the frat plEes he
wantea tne-s "a specimens. IN the next
placs he said with a smile. he might posi-
blv be shot-s al eid somewhat unlike
fhose Of The ancient Knights. you undsr-
stand Right hers I VII mention some
hsritsck Government shingles, YOU
sich sis son, A. IS Cofsn berry.
now also resident ~ this city, brought
homo in his hsversac< from rslsigh They
certainly lOok hard enouxa 80 remain IN a
perfecf state II preservation tiil doobssdsv
Of cosrse these sre curiosifiss 70 those who
had not the plessR-s Of their scgusi0tzncs
dQri1x she var.
We nov olsSped hands With Tssiv. France.
Normandy and Rome N the shape of cuyi-
Gus and ancient coins and canfi ieslicxs and
hearty kn1erfcsn hsodshake. First. there
l. the dead money coin olsde mostly of
eorper This coin - ABOUT the size OF one
Of cur pennies. out With . somewhat irrez-
Mar edxs. sni = nov slightly c0rroded- Is
"a placed IN The mummys mouth 10 pay
for their passage into the world % which
thsv are supposed - %. Mr.. Coffin-
berry brought forta . box rhich contained
verv precious things. each 10 speciai
wrapper and property asrksd. telling from
whence Il cane. ifs sxe. etc. These, We sre
sx,id were sene - him by Le Aitsvrr fe
ei-- Chsinvilie . Frencbmsn. yho sp>nr
much ishor end pains ia gathering bis col-
i.cfioa a r2rifieS. many n wbich we're 81
charged ar specimens of ar. C0dinaerTy .
collection. ths result ef thsir couHFoh IN
f~r~~e From enc 0f these wrsppers Vas
DISCLOSED 81 us piece of munmy cloth
faken frofs resi mummy. and brought
@-orn Ekypt bv Nspoleon Bonsrarte. How
near rs,r = moment seersst - that
ancient ceocie. snd then 20 the grest M
zoleon This wss inde-.f hsnds5ass nth
ths cset sr8 rfrll tae i 1sfr'ou< sni ve
were still usore pies'-esi ~hen gwen piece
ef IBIS cloth IN nsmcrT 81 tnas gra.f
genera
Pa-~ihlv v,ss mar fhfnk we sre ishnrins
uraer srlnsiou n Believing tbs mummy
rsofh ths real thinz. nut / 80 give v1u sx-
activ va this French zentemsn ssvs